Gov’t amending procurement law to prioritise Ghana-made products — Mahama

President John Mahama says the amendment will introduce a schedule to the Procurement Act containing a list, from the Ghana Standards Authority, of licensed Ghanaian products and the companies and factories that produce them.

President Mahama made the announcement at the inauguration of Northshore Apparel in Savelugu, where he emphasised the need for government to deliberately use public procurement to support domestic manufacturing.

Under the proposed arrangement, government agencies, schools, hospitals and other public institutions that require products on the approved list will be required to procure directly from the local companies and factories that manufacture them.